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Who did what in track & field over the weekend
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted April 11, 2011 at 12:12pm

On to the roundup of the weekend's action for college track's top women athletes.100 meters 1. LaKya Brookins (Clem) - won Spec Towns Invitational (11.34m), ran on 4x100 2. Tiffany Townsend (Bay) - 4th at Texas Relays (11.09w), ran on 4x100 and 4x4...more

Wrapping up the 2010-2011 NCAA women's basketball season
by Left Coast Hoops
posted April 8, 2011 at 3:11am

Wrapping this season up with a bow and saying thank you to everybody for all of your support. Special thanks to Deb Gumbley, who provided me with photos, a bottle of wine and kind words whenever I needed them. More news to come in the next few days, no ...more

Viewership for NCAA women's championship game up by eight percent, tournament ratings also rose
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 7, 2011 at 5:40pm

ESPN aired all 63 games of the 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship during the month of March and the beginning of April. Statement from ESPN on viewership for the 2011 NCAA DI tournament: The 2011 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball ...more

Irish no match for Aggies in title game
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 6, 2011 at 2:24am

Danielle Adams and Gary Blair INDIANAPOLIS – In the end, it was the trademark defense of Texas A&M; orchestrated by associate head coach Vic Schaefer that propelled the Aggies into their first national championship. A&M; won the title Tuesday night d...more

All's fair in feminism and basketball
by After Atalanta
posted April 5, 2011 at 2:05pm

(I'm not really sure exactly how that title is going to fit with the rest of the post, but I liked the way it sounded, so I am going with it.) So, in case you didn't know, men's intercollegiate basketball has its own tournament. It culminated last night i...more

Can the Texas A & M way pave the way for real parity?
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted April 5, 2011 at 10:43am

Tweet INDIANAPOLIS – On the massive Texas A & M campus in College Station, Tuesday has been designated as a “maroon out,” in which students, faculty and staff are asked to wear school colors. A game featuring A & M’s Top 10-ranked baseball team ...more

Are Colleges Using Title IX as “Money Scapegoats”?
by MarQFPR
posted April 4, 2011 at 4:53am

  I am not usually covering Title IX as an MMA/Combat sports reporter, but something really bugged me and had to investiagte. I saw a recent episode of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumble” that focused on the NCAA, colleges, and big money...more

Final Four stuff, coaching news
by They're Playing Basketball
posted April 1, 2011 at 1:20am

The lead of this fine Stanford story on their seniors says it all: Four straight Final Fours. Who does that? Indeed.At Texas A&M;, it's been a long journey to the 'Four.Coaching non-hires:Texas Tech's Kristy Curry has dropped her bid for the LSU job.Kelly...more

NCAA Women's Tournament 2011: How Texas A&M;'s Guards Took Them To The Final Four
by Swish Appeal
posted March 31, 2011 at 6:37pm

There were at least two ways to ways of think about forward Danielle Adams' poor performances in Texas A&M;'s first three games against the Baylor Lady Bears this season. Strong performances from Adams in any one of those three games would have been enou...more

VCU gets last laugh with busted bracket tees
by A Glam Slam
posted March 29, 2011 at 9:35pm

Out of the 5.9 million + brackets entered in the ESPN Tournament Challenge, two people (yes, TWO) got the entire Final Four correct. March Madness indeed. And one of the biggest bracket busters took place when #1 seeded Kansas was knocked out by #11 seed,...more

UConn relies on freshmen to advance while Duke just wants to forget the past
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 8:14pm

For the first time since Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Tamika Williams, Ashja Jones and Keirsten Walters were freshman in 1998, Connecticut Huskies coach Geno Auriemma has not only relied heavily on freshman but, more particularly, freshmen in primary positions....more

College softball on TV
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted March 29, 2011 at 8:00pm

The ESPN family of networks will be televising a number of college softball games in the coming weeks, as part of its larger portfolio of springtime collegiate athletics. The schedule is heavily, though not exclusively, oriented toward the SEC. There are...more

Here we go again: A fourth round for Baylor and Texas A&M;
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 29, 2011 at 5:54pm

Brittney Griner shoots over Danielle Adams during the Big 12 Championship Game on March 12, 2011 Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 8:07 p.m. CDT TV: ESPN/ESPN3.com Radio: 92.9 FM, Rick May (pxp), Lori Fogleman (color) Live Stats: www.baylorbears.com DALLA...more

Division I to gain new hockey team
by The First Line
posted March 29, 2011 at 3:54pm

Beyond the Dashers is reporting that Lindenwood University, a powerhouse ACHA team, is moving up to NCAA status in the coming season. Lindenwood, which will no doubt be the subject of an upcoming college profile, is a “historically Presbyterian” lib...more

Day seven highlights from the women's basketball tourney
by They're Playing Basketball
posted March 29, 2011 at 12:19pm

The big story of the day is Notre Dame's domination of Tennessee in game one of the Elite Eight today. ESPN is saying Skylar Diggins was the key for the Irish.In the next game it was all Stanford. They took out Gonzaga in a rout that put them in the Final...more

College track & field weekend roundup
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 29, 2011 at 1:23am

On Friday I posted a weekend college preview of sorts, by listing out the major players in each event and what (if anything) they'd be doing and where they'd be doing it.In the process of figuring out who the "major players" are, I decided on a top-ten ra...more

Stanford Cardinal advance to Final Four with 73-59 win
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 1:20am

Stanford Cardinal Advance To Final Four With 73-59 Win Courtney Vandersloot had a big game for Gonzaga, but the Ogwumike sisters were way too much as Stanford played a simply outstanding game. For a brief summary, visit SBN Seattle. ...more

Notre Dame's defense defeats Tennessee 73-59 to advance to NCAA Women's Final Four
by Swish Appeal
posted March 29, 2011 at 12:19am

While many people like Notre Dame, not many thought they could do what they have never done before and that's beat Tennessee. Notre Dame was 0-20 in games against Tennessee until tonight and it's all because because of two things: defense and Skylar Dig...more

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey talks about meeting Texas A&M;yet again
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:36pm

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey during Saturday’s press conference. Last night in the lower region hallway of American Airlines Center after a hard fought win over Green Bay, Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey held court as reporters with TV cameras and audio r...more

NCAA Women's Bracket 2011: Can Notre Dame’s Defense Help Pull Off An Elite Eight Upset Of Tennessee?
by Swish Appeal
posted March 28, 2011 at 8:26pm

There's an old adage that "offense sells tickets but that defense wins championships." And in tonight's Elite Eight game between Notre Dame and Tennessee in Dayton, Notre Dame is going to need their underappreciated defense to pull off this upset. Whe...more

Green Bay challenges Baylor but Lady Bears prevail
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:35pm

Brittney Griner had a career-high 40 points. Box Score Photo Gallery: To come Notes DALLAS – In their first real challenge of the NCAA tournament, the Baylor Lady Bears survived the tenacious defense and second half 54.5 percent three-point ...more

Texas A&M; demolishes Georgia to reach the Elite Eight
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 28, 2011 at 1:16pm

A&M;’s Danielle Adams had 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Box Score Photo Gallery: To come Notes DALLAS – Texas A&M; had no mercy for Georgia Sunday night in the first game of the Dallas Regional semifinals of this year’s women’s NC...more

Mad in March: Women drowning in the tsunami of men’s coverage
by Fair Game News
posted March 27, 2011 at 8:08pm

By Laura Pappano If coverage of the men’s side of March Madness seems to be playing at every hour on every available screen, it’s not your imagination. Not only did the number of men’s teams in the tournament increase from 64 to 68, but the NC...more

Stanford survives North Carolina
by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
posted March 27, 2011 at 4:23pm

I’m sorry Stanford, I knew I shouldn’t have watched that Gonzaga-Louisville game. I was rooting too hard for Gonzaga that I used up all my good luck/wishing mojo (I mean, how do you lose a twenty point lead, Zags?). Think I’m being silly? Think I’...more

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